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There are various religious minorities in Pakistan which have been rendered vulnerable due to their social, economic, political and legal status in the country. COVID-19 adds to their social dilemma by putting them in a rather more exposed status, as they are entirely dependent on the benevolence of government and the majority community. Thus, there exists a crucial need to document the circumstances of these religious minorities in Pakistan under the rapidly evolving scenarios. For most of these communities COVID-19 is a secondary threat, as their more immediate concern is precariously balanced on existential lines.
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Diwali lights up hearts and homes as the second wave of Covid unveils
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By Mahesh Rana
The festival of lights, Diwali, was celebrated with religious fervour in Karachi.
Hindu community celebrated the religiously significant day of Diwali in the bustling metropolis of Karachi. Diwali was in mid-November, and the conversation about the second wave of Coronavirus was already in the air. But, amidst caution and celebration, the community managed to generate some joy through the occasion.
Diwali qualifies as the largest annual festival of the Hindu community. In line with its religious value, the day is believed to be important for its connection with Lord Rama. He returned from an exile (Vanvas) of 14 years, with his wife Mata Sita and younger brother, in Ayodhya.
Lord Rama's followers and the residents of Ayodhya lit the entire city with diyas, the little oil lamps. Lighting lamps (diyas) are indispensable for Diwali celebrations.
Rangoli on floor – design patterns created using colored materials
The district government issued an allowance for the Hindu community to celebrate however they would like to, with precautions. This gesture was felt with a positive feeling, occupied with the festivities while following the SOPs in Karachi.
"My Muslim friends came to celebrate Diwali with us."
The fireworks marking Diwali celebrations
"On 14th November 2020, a Muslim friend of mine named Adil Ahmed called me in the morning. I woke to his voice wishing us a happy Diwali," Jai Dev, a 25-year-old engineer in Karachi, shared with me.
Adil expressed his desire to celebrate this festival of lights with the local Hindu community. We decided on a plan centred on celebrating Diwali at the centuries' old temple Swaminarayan Mandir, Dev adds.
Swami temple is the biggest temple in Karachi and a site of such significance that the Hindu community often gathers here for the festivals. "I reached the temple's main gate by 7 pm and was received by the security guard who asked to see my CNIC," Dev continues that he, along with a bunch of Muslim friends, was let in with a hearty smile.
The main entrance of the temple, as well as the streets, were lit. The homes in the vicinity of the temple were also decorated with lights. "We found the temple decorated with glowy lights, candles, and Diyas (oil lamps) – it looks so beautiful that for a while, it felt like we were in another realm," Jai Dev spoke on behalf of his peers as well.
He goes on to add, "we enjoyed fireworks till 9 pm, and then joined the Aarti-Diwali Pooja (prayer ritual) in the temple ground". Hordes of worshippers had gathered for pooja. After completing, aarti Dev and his Muslim friends decided to meet the Hindu community around the Swami Narain temple.
Suman shared sweets and gifts with maids and guards on Diwali
The sad lull created by the Covid-19 lockdown left many families yearning for something to cherish. Suman Kumari, 26, lives in the locality of Swami Narain temple. "My family was waiting for Diwali, to gather and celebrate as a community. It was much needed after the long stretch of social isolation and depression in these past couple months", Kumari says.
Suman and her family did not visit the temple on Diwali's day, fearing the pandemic second wave. But " my Muslim friends from the office showed interest in joining us in our festival and came over; in fact, they loved the Diwali special dishes/sweets," Suman told us with great delight.
"A few friends and I joined hands for fundraising. We bought clothes and other essentials from the collected amount. Our small team went around and handed those happy packages to Hindu security guards who were on duty during Diwali," Ms. Kumari shared with a sense of satisfaction. The idea was for the guards to also celebrate towards the day's end.
"We even bought Diwali dresses for my maids' children," adds Suman Kumari.
Teerath's family couldn't afford to celebrate
The happy occasion wasn't as content for a few as it was for others. It was unfortunate that another family in the neighborhood of the temple could not celebrate. Teerath Das, 62 years of age, is a father to two daughters and a son.
"On Diwali, we had just lit a diya, an oil lamp, in our home," Teerath continued, "there was no money to buy lights or new clothes for the family." He is from a poor household and could not afford the fun of the festivities.
The unique challenges due to the pandemic pushed people deeper under the poverty line. Countless workers lost jobs, and daily wagers had no option but to sit at homes, vendors could barely sell.
"Diwali is Diwali whether one lights a diya or dozens of them. The main thing is to keep your heart bright with empathy for humanity alive", Teerath said. "Our children could not get anything, so they slept to the sound of fireworks and crackers without celebrating."
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Great Rock Albums of 1979: Todd Rundgren- Back to the Bars
Posted in 1978, 1979, Music, Rock, Uncategorized with tags Back to the Bars, Classic Rock, hard rock, Hermit of Mink Hollow, progressive rock, Something/Anything, The 1970s, Todd Rungren on November 12, 2012 by 80smetalman
It has been said that Todd Rundgren released this 1979 live album in an attempt to cash in on the success of other live albums such as "Frampton Comes Alive" and Bob Dylan's "Hard Rain." I'm not completely sure that I agree with that premise because of the content of the songs on this album. While "Back to the Bars" concludes with one of Rundgren's greatest hits, "Hello It's Me," it doesn't include some of his other noted songs. Furthermore, when he was preforming the live shows in 1978, it was around the same time his studio album "Hermit of Mink Hollow" was released. So, if he wanted to cash in on a live album, surely he would have included a few songs from the new album, especially "Can We Still Be Friends."
Enough speculating for now because "Back to the Bars" is actually a pretty good album. A good way to reminisce over Todd Rundgren's creative days of the seventies. What I have always liked about him is the fact that you can't completely pigeonhole him. Yes, many of the more known songs are in the progressive rock vein and he has his share of Top 40 singles but he is also capable of laying down some rocking jams as well and there are some on this album. Most notably, two songs from the "Something/Anything" album: "Black Maria" and one I've always really liked, "Couldn't I Just Tell You."
1. Real Man
2. Love of the Common Man
3. The Verb To Love
4. Love in Action
5. A Dream Goes On Forever
6. Sometimes I Don't Know What to Feel
7. The Range War
8. Black and White
9. The Last Ride
10. Cliche
11. Don't You Ever Learn
12. Never Never Land
13. Black Maria
14. Zen Archer
15. Medley: I'm So Proud/ Oh Baby Baby/ La la Means I Love You/ I Saw the Light
16. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference
17. Eastern Intrigue
18. Initiation
19. Couldn't I Just Tell You
20. Hello It's Me
Todd Rundgren- lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Mark"Moogy" Klingman- keyboards
Kasim Sultan- bass
Roger Powell- keyboards
John Willie Wilcox- drums
Additional appearances by Rick Derringer, Stevie Nicks, Daryl Hall and John Oates
For Todd Rundgren fans and novices, this album is a good way to reminisce or explore the mid seventies period of Todd Rundgren with some classic songs. Now, one or two people have said that he isn't too good live, but listening to this album, I can't agree with that sentiment. If Todd Rundgren isn't in the Rock Hall of Fame, then it's just another proof that the people who run that institution are just plain idiots.
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Antoine Fuqua spoke about "Emancipation" and Will Smith
It's been a year of ups and downs for Will Smith following the Chris Rock incident at the 2022 Oscars.
Now that Will's new slave drama, emancipationis in cinemas, the director of the film Antoine Fuqua (training day, Southpaw) spoke to Vanity Fair to defend the film and its star.
When asked if the slap at the 2022 Oscars would affect the film, Fuqua replied, "The film is bigger to me than this moment. Four hundred years of slavery is greater than a moment. I hope people take that view and watch the film and get carried away by the amazing performance by Will and all the really hard work that the whole crew has put in."
As a black man tired of black trauma becoming popular in the media, I hesitate emancipation is just another slave film to add to the long list of reminders of our tragic American history.
But Fuqua is firm in his stance that this isn't like other "slave movies." "As a filmmaker, I wasn't looking for a slave film that I've never seen emancipation as a slave film. I wrote "Sacred Motivation" at the top of my script because it was something more spiritual to me and Will. It was a story of triumph."
He claims that "it was always about finding a way to be inspirational [and] to show people that you can get through anything."
That's why there was never any talk of canceling the film. Apple and the producers had talks leading up to the film's release, but they never included halting production.
"It was always an in-depth conversation with Apple. They were very sensitive to me, Will and all the people who worked on the film. There was never a conversation with me and Apple or my producers, Todd Black and Jon Mone or Heather Washington, that the film wasn't going to come out," Fuqua said. "It was more like, 'We evaluate everything. We see what people say.'"
He said "they were very cautious" about the whole situation. And after seeing the film's final cut, "some people and their reactions were really positive, and we talked about it."
"My conversation was always: 'Isn't 400 years of slavery, brutality, more important than a bad moment?' We've been in Hollywood and some really ugly things have happened and we've seen a lot of people get awards doing some really nasty things and I think Apple has considered all of those things and we've got a lot discussed these things. Then a decision was made by the people who run sales and the money at Apple – and I'm grateful, I'm really grateful."
Fuqua continued his unwavering support for Will, saying, "I've been with Will for two years and I've never met a nicer person. I'm honest. He was nice to everyone on set."
"So I saw a different person than that one moment, and my reaction was, that particular moment is very alien to me when it comes to Will Smith. I have nothing but amazing things to say about Will Smith, honestly. You can ask anyone who worked on the film, they will tell you the same thing. The nicest person I've ever met in my life. Chris Rock – I know Chris – Chris is a good guy too. I've spent time with Chris and I think it's an unfortunate event and I hope we can move forward and get over it," he continued.
Fuqua thinks it's important that we find a way to move forward. "So no excuses for anyone or anything but I can say he's a good man and I hope people can forgive him and that we can move forward. I hope Chris and Will find a way to sit together in public, private or whatever. and make amends. I think it would be an incredible statement."
Is all this support around Will Smith and emancipation enough for us to walk away from it all despite the disturbing story? Let me know in the comments.
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President Duterte blamed media over its spin on his marijuana joke.
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Rights group slams Duterte marijuana joke
Elizabeth Marcelo (The Philippine Star) - December 6, 2018 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — International group Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday slammed President Duterte for "joking" about his use of marijuana amid the rising number of victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in connection with his administration's war on drugs.
Duterte blamed media over its spin on his marijuana joke.
"If it's too ridiculous, it's a joke," he said during the awarding rites for child-friendly municipalities and cities at Malacañang last night.
"Duterte's supposed joke is not funny: since his 'war on drugs' began in June 2016, the police and unidentified assailants have summarily killed more than 12,000 people, mostly underemployed young men," HRW Asia director Brad Adams said in a post on the HRW website.
"Police put the figure at 5,000 deaths in what they claim were legitimate anti-drug operations. And while most victims of Duterte's drug war allegedly used shabu, many used or sold marijuana," he added.
In a speech to government officials last week, Duterte complained about his hectic schedule, particularly during the recent ASEAN Summit held in Singapore.
"It's a killing activity and I think the – my age, I'm not affected that much because I use marijuana to stay awake," Duterte said.
But a few hours later after his speech, Duterte told reporters that he was only joking about marijuana use.
"Marijuana is illegal in the Philippines, and Duterte's admission of using it – whether in jest or not – undermines the rationale for his drug war and exposes its murderous hypocrisy. It adds cruel insult to injury for the victims and their families," Adams said. – With Christina Mendez
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Location had limited moving supplies (only furniture pads). I needed bubble wrap and packing tape.


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Q: jquery focus on next input of more than one type I have the following method which works fine, it skips disabled fields and focus moves to the next active text input. My form has text fields, checkboxes and select lists. How do I add the type select to this so it navigates to type text or select?
I've tried [type=text:select] but it doesn't work
 $('input').on('keydown', function (e) {
    if (e.keyCode == 13) {
        e.preventDefault();
        $('input[type=text]:enabled:not(:read-only)')[$('input[type=text]:enabled:not(:read-only)').index(this)+1].focus();
    }
});

A: You can use multiple selector syntax, also cache the result of the element selection to avoid duplication
$('input, select').on('keydown', function (e) {
    if (e.keyCode == 13) {
        e.preventDefault();

        var $els = $('input:text, select').filter(':enabled:not([readonly])');
        $els.eq($els.index(this) + 1).focus();
    }
});

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Gavin Thai-Low
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As a Londoner born and bred, I have two passions: films and football. So what's my favourite movie? Green Street, naturally. No, not really. Like most film enthusiasts, I enjoy all genres but predominantly science-fiction as it is the perfect form of escapism. I can talk all day about films. My favourite one though? Now that will definitely take a day...or two...
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Sean Penn, Gary Oldman and Ed Harris show that talent can really outshine an average script.
Tag-tastic franchises
A rundown of the best franchise taglines to grace the movies
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Has the franchise Taken things one step too far?
Review: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
A hilarious mockumentary of the secret lives of vampires
Review: Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
Eric Bana jumps into the horror genre to try and exorcise some demonically-possessed war veterans running amok in New York City
Review: Into the Storm (2014)
Into the Storm is Twister for the next generation, blowing you away with its special effects, but blowing in everything else.
Review: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Based on the manga comic All You Need is Kill, Tom Cruise relives death over and over in Doug Liman's Edge of Tomorrow.
Review: Lucy (2014)
After a series of unfortunate events, Scarlett Johansson's brain gives her limitless powers in the sci-fi yarn Lucy, directed by Luc Beeson.
Review: Meeting Evil (2012)
Samuel L. Jackson and Luke Wilson star in Meeting Evil, a B-movie horror/thriller about one man trying to escape another.
Review: Homefront (2013)
Jason Statham does what he does best as a single father trying to lead a quiet life in Homefront - this time going up against white trash in the form of James Franco and Winona Ryder.
Review: Philomena (2013)
Steve Coogan and Judi Dench both shine as an unlikely odd couple on a journey to discover the truth, in the charming and emotional Philomena.
Film Review: The Family (2013)
Luc Beeson directs black comedy The Family in his native land with heavyweight stars Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer– what's not to like? Erm…
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Thor must put his differences aside with his brother when he discovers evil Malekith is planning to take over the universe.
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Bleak thriller Prisoners sees Hugh Jackman go into Oscar-bait mode as a desperate father taking measures into his own hands in trying to find his daughter.
Review: Rush (2013)
Ron Howard shifts the biopic genre into another gear with the thrilling Rush, the story of the F1 1970's rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda.


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Last week I was on the My Life For The Code podcast and had a really good talk with Shawn Rakowski (He has a fantastic blog and podcast, check them out!). During our talk we touched upon where and how this blog got started and the reasoning on the focus on empathy. I answered as best I could and the topic of my burnout came up. I speak about my burnout quite a bit since it really has been a defining moment in my (recent) life. It's also an opportunity to follow up Jose Gonzalez' request for an update on where I am now.
With this blog post I'd like to close this chapter of my life, but at the same time have a reference for my future self. I've also attempted to summarize some of my learnings and insights so as to better help others to avoid getting into this place, or maybe to help them out? Maybe even help myself.
Note: this post contains personal information that may or may not be relevant to you. I feel this gives a certain context to this very personal topic.
Burnout has a sense of taboo around it, at least that is how I've experienced it. Family, friends & colleagues don't know how to interact with you once they know. Yet everyone seems to agree that we should avoid it at all costs. "Burnout is bad". Yet many of us still go through the same motions and bring our lives closer to this point every day.
Burnout is also something that many see as defeat, a sense of ultimate failure that can remove themselves from a successful career. Or maybe that talking about it in the open will limit their chances for getting new jobs. If there are employers out there that actually have this attitude, then these are places where you don't want to work anyway.
2 years of trying to get a consultancy up and running, as well as a startup that shut down due to lack of funding. An intense focus on lifestyle / diet changes with over 20 kgs lost and 700 km run. Plus the natural pressures of being a family father of 3.It felt like I had been doing many of the right things for the wrong reasons…which also led to me neglecting sleep.
These are different phases of life that have their ups and downs, and I've been getting by alright, but I just needed that little push too far to tip me over the edge; a high-pressure period of crunch-time lasting the better part of 2 months took me over the edge and everything came crashing down.
Reading others' experiences with burnout I see that there is a common theme. There is denial that you could even be at a place where your creative mind ceases to function. Where motivation and excellence evaporates. My wife and a few of my colleagues recognized I was burning the candle at both ends just after the crunch-period and before summer vacation and suggested a little extra downtime, but I didn't listen. I didn't realize that my basic decision process was falling apart as well; at one point I stared at the closet and struggled to actually choose a coffee-cup, and there were only two cups in front of me!
My first days home away from work were extremely turbulent. My physician understood where I was and told me to take the next month off work. I was at a loss though, there was nothing wrong with me! At least that's what I told myself.
I spent many brain cycles attempting to place blame. It swung between blaming myself to my employer, to my general situation. Looking outwards for placing blame for what has happened is easy. It was also an act of desperation.
When thinking about work I was riddled with guilt. None of the others had given way under the pressure. Why was I the only one that caved in? Now the vacation was over and they were back into the groove, while I was sitting at home. In the sun. Doing nothing.
My wife has been diagnosed with the auto-immune illness Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME in Norwegian) some years ago. There's nothing visibly wrong with her, so it's hard to explain (to others) that she can't work and needs to stay at home for extra rest. We've spent many years getting her to a place of acceptance for her situation and improved health.
For the first time I finally understood. It was my turn to accept my situation. I spoke to a professional that has been through this and has coached others through similar experiences. Opening up to another neutral part did wonders for emptying my mind, filtering my thoughts and actually get to a place of understanding that I couldn't change what had brought me here. I had to focus on accepting that I was at this place and find a direction forward.
Acceptance has been about acknowledging and taking responsibility for the choices I have made that have led me to this point. Moving away from blame of others and myself. This process took a long time, but by far has been the most important to allow myself to heal.
The transition between acceptance and healing was blurry. The more I accepted, the more I allowed myself to heal. Part of this was turning off the noise. No notifications on the phone, no smartwatch, no computer, no social media, no regular TV.
I spent a lot of time with the family. I found comfort in being present with them, not distracted by external forces. Our new house's garden received a lot of attention as well. Spending time in nature was soothing and calming, and I cherished time with our newborn.
But I struggled to start take care of my body. I realized running had become one of the things that brought me down. Not running itself, but my attitude towards it. It had become all about the numbers; heart rate, cadence, speed, distance, recovery time, personal records, races. Combine this with too little sleep, and there's a recipe for burnout alone. The joy was gone, and with it followed my focus on a healthy lifestyle. I allowed sugar and starches back into my diet. All our work the past 2 years (norwegian) was breaking down, but I couldn't focus on that right now. I needed to heal my mind before focusing on my body.
I did spend a lot of time outdoors though, walking, playing with the children, tending to garden-work and doing a bit of maintenance chores around the house.
I discovered mindfulness, a form of meditation that focuses on being present and aware. I started reading non-technical books and listening to audiobooks. I would recommend two books that greatly influenced my perspective on my life, family and career. Greatly may sound like an epiphany, but small changes to mindset can have a huge impact.
I started assessing where i was going in my career. Had I made conscious decisions to bring me where I was to today, or had I proactively set out my path?
Towards the end of my recovery-period a chance contact and friendship helped re-ignite my fire and passion for my craft. This has also been defining for stepping up my game and finding purpose.
Re-aligning myself with my personal and professional values has been what I feel has had the greatest impact in my recovery. Introspection on a regular basis has been key in assessing how I'm doing and for continuous re-alignment.
My priorities have also been everywhere. These are also settling and it has become a lot easier to put first things first.
As with anything in life, overdoing any single thing removes from your sense of balance. Focusing too hard on one aspect will leave you wanting in another. But balance doesn't mean equal time to all activities. Balance is aligning with your values & priorities and then seeking out to figure what to spend time on. Or more importantly, what not to spend time on.
It took me 4 months to go from completely burnt-out to be in a better place than I was in a long time. Ending the year by officially being 100% back at work made the transition to 2016 extra special.
Change isn't easy though. Our mind has a tendency to fall back into old patterns. Being aware of this has been a great help. I've also been putting systems into place that set myself up for lasting change. Some of the systems have worked, others not so well, but I'm getting there.
I am now increasing the focus on body with running for fun. I don't have any plans or drills or ramp-ups for races. Just an increased focus on re-igniting the joy for running. I've also decided not to race this year. With this has also come an increased focus on eating healthily again. And sleep, sleep is the number 1 change I am focusing on now. Moving from 5 hrs -> 7-8 hrs average.
At face value I don't think anyone can see much difference. I have the same friends and family. Live in the same place. Work at the same place with the same responsibilities (more or less).
As mentioned earlier, small changes in mindset can have a huge impact. I am at a better place. More present than I've ever been. My drive and passion is now being directed instead of firing everywhere. And I think the people around me notice and appreciate this.
One of the small changes in mindset is shifting over to be more proactive. I have always been a positive, outgoing person, but that isn't the same as being proactive.
In its simplest terms proactivity to me is about taking responsibility for your own reactions. Focusing on your immediate area of influence, where you can make a difference instead of focusing on external things you have no real chance of changing. Being aware of the context you are in and doing your part.
Basically, focus on what you can do instead of what you can't. Doing so will open up more possibilities than you thought were possible, thus increasing your area of influence and having a good time while doing so.
Burnout has been a defining event in my life, that I would have rather been without. On the other side though, I've pulled through stronger than before. I've learned about myself and am prepared (as well as can be) for the rest of my journey. Will I avoid a similar experience in the future? Maybe. Maybe I'll catch it a little earlier, but it's naive to believe I can avoid it completely.
I want to thank my loving wife, dear family, close friends and colleagues who have supported me through difficult times. Without them I would probably still be out, and also not back where I am now.
I want to spread awareness about this topic. Based on nothing else than a hunch, I believe there are many developers out there that may or may not have the tools available to deal with burnout, nor the voice to speak of their feelings. Instead they may be working at the same place, day in, day out without realizing that this is completely wrong and that there are some things they can do help themselves.
I do not want to be defined as the guy who had a burnout, but rather close this chapter of my life in a good way and leave some words of inspiration, encouragement in public for my future self when things look grim again. If some of you also find value then nothing would make me happier.
I would really love to hear about how you've dealt with being completely overloaded. Maybe writing it down will make it easier for you later, as it has for me?
Please feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any thoughts or questions. Or leave a comment.


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Conrad Roberts is an Antiguan-American actor who has appeared in several television series and films over the past forty years. His most recent film was A Wrinkle In Time.

Career
He first began his career in March 1968 when he was cast as "Edward Stark" on the series The Doctors.  Roberts would appear in over one hundred episodes of the series. After leaving the series in 1969, Roberts spent the next fifteen years appearing in various film productions. He also has a brief spoken word performance on the final track of Miles Davis's 1971 live/studio album Live-Evil. During the 1980s, he became best known for his appearance in the film The Mosquito Coast as well as a smaller role in the cult horror film The Serpent and the Rainbow.

In 1989, Roberts was granted a recurring role in Miami Vice as "Police Commissioner Williford".  He only appeared in two episodes before returning to film roles.  During the 1990s, he appeared in The Mask of Zorro and also appeared as a guest star on The X-Files.  In 2002, Roberts gained a higher notoriety as a film star when he appeared in The Scorpion King in a major supporting role.

In the 2000s and beyond, Roberts returned to television with guest roles on NCIS, The Unit, CSI, and most recently The River.

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Year of birth missing (living people)
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Adele Announces Las Vegas Residency
Following the release of '30,' Adele has announced a Las Vegas residency for 2022! Get all the details here.
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Viva Adele and Viva Las Vegas!
Following the release of her fourth studio album 30, the superstar singer is taking her act and heading out to the desert.
For more details, keep reading!
Caesars Palace, Here She Comes!
The 33-year-old announced an exclusive residency in the Colosseum at Caesars Palace Hotel beginning on Friday, January 21, 2022.
The residency, which will be called "Weekends With Adele," will run for a total of 12 weeks and wrap up the weekend of Saturday, April 16, 2022.
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As the name of the residency suggests, the "Rolling in the Deep" singer will only be performing on weekends and will be doing just two shows per weekend.
She's got to keep her voice fresh, after all!
Intimate Shows For Fans
Adele shared the good news with her fans on Twitter on Tuesday, November 30, writing, "See you at Caesars in Vegasss."
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— Adele (@Adele) November 30, 2021
While Adele has had absolutely zero problems selling out arenas all over the world, these Las Vegas shows will be a more intimate experience for fans, as the Colosseum's capacity is just over 4,000 people.
Presale Begins This Week
For fans who want to snag tickets to one of her shows, presale tickets will be available through Ticketmaster Verified Fan registration, which begins Tuesday, November 30 and ends Thursday, December 2.
Then, once everyone has registered, the presale will begin on Tuesday, December 7 at 10 a.m. PT.
'30' Is This Year's Biggest Album
It sure has been a great month to be Adele.
Along with the Vegas residency announcement, 30 debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 and also became the best-selling album of 2021, as it earned about 839,000 units.
Oh, and did we mention she broke the Spotify record for most streams in 24 hours when she released "Easy on Me" back in October?
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August 21, 2013, Posted in Reviews
Directors: Jason Eisener, Adam Wingard, Gareth Evans, Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto
Cast: Adam Wingard, Jay Sanders, Fachry Albar, Hannah Al Rashid, Zack Ford
Cert: 18
The lowdown: Follow-up to the hit anthology original that retains the same structure but loses some of the surprise and scares that made V/H/S a winner. The Raid director Gareth Evans delivers the best episode, with other instalments coming from Jason (Hobo with a Shotgun) Eisener and Eduardo (The Blair Witch Project) Sanchez, plus You're Next's Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett, who previously contributed to V/H/S.
The full verdict: It is fitting Eduardo Sanchez contributes to V/H/S2 (aka S-VHS) as he practically invented the found footage genre as co-director of The Blair Witch Project. Sanchez's episode, "A Ride in the Park", co-directed with Gregg Hale is a cheeky undead gorefest, with a biker's helmet cam recording an orgy of flesh-eating when he's turned into a zombie.
The episode is short, snappy and fun, but throwaway, which sums up V/H/S2.
Adam Wingard, director of the widely lauded You're Next, directs the more original "Phase 1 Clinical Trials" about a man (Wingard himself) with a camera replacing his damaged eye who starts seeing dead people. Played as Peep Show meets The Sixth Sense, there are few scares but one first class gross-out when the hapless hero turns on his camera-eye.
V/H/S2 ends with a bang in Jason Eisener's "Slumber Party Alien Abduction", a home movie that captures, Cloverfield style, spectacular extra-terrestrial goings-on. Marred by a cast of kids so obnoxious you want them to be abducted and organ harvested, Eisener still manages standout moments including an alien briefly glimpsed swimming in a lake and a well-executed home invasion that suggests he could handle something much grander.
But, the film belongs to Gareth Evans and Tjahjanto's "Safe Haven". An Indonesian religious cult shocker, it is the only episode that remembers to be scary. Evans proves himself equally adept at horror as he is with action, plunging a documentary film crew into a nightmare when they infiltrate a religious compound that is witnessing odd occurrences.
Filled with unnerving images, including unhinged nurses wheeling a pregnant woman to a delivery room and a classroom of dead students, "Safe Haven" also contains one "ewwww" moment involving a particularly (real) runny nose. Thank Christ it wasn't made in 3D.
The framing story, involving a PI and his assistant viewing the tapes in their search for a missing teen, is as perfunctory as in the original V/H/S.
More disappointing is that this instalment is as much of a boy's club as the first movie. Gratuitous breast shots and a lack of female talent behind the camera means V/H/S will have to rethink its sexual politics if part 3 is an option.
Agreeable, but the tape's been slightly chewed since part one.
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WEBER COACHES HONORED: Weber State's men's and women's cross country coaches, Chick Hislop and Jim Blaisdell, have been named the 1997 Big Sky Conference Cross Country Coaches of the Year.
Friday's announcement marked Blaisdell's second coach of the year award, Hislop's fifth.
Hislop and Blaisdell both led their squads to Big Sky cham-pi-on-ships.
Hislop led the Wildcats to a first-place finish at the Big Sky Championship. The men finished second at the Mountain Regional, earning an automatic berth to the NCAA Championship Monday in Greenville, S.C.
Blaisdell also led his Wildcats to a first-place finish at the Big Sky Championship in Rocklin, Calif., on Nov. 1. The women also placed fourth at the NCAA Mountain Regional last week in Ogden.
SAMPSON LIKELY TO REMAIN: It appears Steve Sampson will get a new contract to coach the U.S. soccer team, but U.S. Soccer Federation president Alan Rothenberg said Friday no final decision has been made.
ESPN reported Sampson will be retained to lead the Americans through next summer's World Cup in France. Sampson's contract expired last weekend at the end of World Cup qualifying.
RED SOX SIGN KOREAN PITCHER: The Boston Red Sox agreed Friday to a minor-league contract with Korean pitcher Sun-Woo Kim and re-signed infielder Mike Benjamin to a one-year deal worth $242,500.
JOHNSON FEELS BETRAYED: Pitcher Randy Johnson says he feels betrayed by the Seattle Mariners' refusal to give him a contract extension and expects to be traded.
But if no trade is forthcoming, Johnson says he'll give his best effort during the 1998 season.
In an interview published Friday with Steve Kelley, columnist for The Seattle Times, Johnson said he does not understand the Mariners' unwillingness to extend his contract beyond the 1998 season.
Without a contract extension, Johnson becomes a free agent after the 1998 season - available to any Major League team willing to pay the salary Johnson can command. By shopping Johnson around before he becomes a free agent, the Mariners can pick up another player or players in return. To extend his contract, the Mariners would almost certainly have to offer Johnson more money.
ANDERSON WANTS BIG $$$: If the Baltimore Orioles want to keep Brady Anderson, they're probably going to have to make him the highest-paid player in franchise history.
The Orioles' only other option is to make a five-year commitment to the free-agent center fielder, who attracted a lucrative offer from the Atlanta Braves, before they signed first baseman Andres Galarraga.
Anderson also is expected to receive similar bids from Toronto and the New York Yankees.
MCGRIFF HAPPY TO BE A DEVIL RAY: Fred McGriff made the 40-minute drive from his home to Tropicana Field and declared himself happy to be with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
"As a player, you love challenges. Coming to the Devil Rays is a challenge," he said Friday.
McGriff did his best to hide the disappointment of leaving the Atlanta Braves, the most successful franchise in baseball this decade, for an expansion team that's still trying to put together a lineup for its inaugural season.
At 34, he's coming off a season in which his batting average dipped from .295 in 1996 to .277 this year. His home run production dropped from 28 to 22, and his RBIs slipped from 107 to 97.
PADRES SIGN VOSBERG: Left-handed reliever Ed Vosberg agreed to a $1.25 million, two-year contract with the San Diego Padres on Friday, a day after he was acquired in a trade with Florida.
BOUNTIFUL BOYS QUALIFY: Two boys who train at USA Gymnastics World in Bountiful have qualified for the U.S. National Development team and will receive a week-long gymnastics camp in Houston in January because of their finishes recently in the Future Stars National Development Team Championships at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Stevie Vuong won the 12-year-old division's all-around national championship and took national titles on still rings and parallel bars with seconds on ring strength and parallel bar strength events. Cody Rasmussen was fourth in the national all-around and won two event championships on rings strength and parallel bars strength and was second nationally on rings and bars.
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CopperBank Announces Non-Broker Private Placement and Close of 1st Tranche
23.01.2020 | Accesswire
VANCOUVER, January 23, 2020 - CopperBank Resources Corp. ("CopperBank" or the "Company") (CSE:CBK)(FSE:9CP)(OTCPINK:CPPKF) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of up to 10,000,000 shares at a price of $0.06 per share. The first tranche of the private placement, consisting of the issuance of 5,000,000 shares for a total of $300,000, has closed. There were no finders' fees paid in the first tranche of the private placement.
The private placement is subject to the approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange and the securities will be subject to a four-month and one day hold period under securities laws.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the private placement to maintain its portfolio of projects as well as general working capital.
About CopperBank
CopperBank is a Canadian exploration mining company focused on energy-related metal exploration in The United States of America. The Company trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange - CSE- under the symbol "CBK".
On behalf of Copperbank Resources Corp.
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Address: Suite 1500, 409 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2
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Every writer knows the feeling. Beating our bruised heads against a closed door is part of the game we all play. We're not only rejected by publishing houses, but also by the agents needed to even approach most publishers.
For an unknown writer, it can seem an insurmountable barrier. That's why, when I had the opportunity to publish my debut novel through a small press in 2011, I took it. By that time I'd been honing my skills for years, and I thought I knew a thing or two.
Then I got back my edited manuscript. Every page was slathered in red. Every. Single. Page. It was dripping. But after the initial shock, the experience turned out to be beneficial. After working with a professional editor on that book, and later the next title in the series, I'd gained a practical education.
But, alas… Book sales were not what we'd hoped, and the publisher and I parted ways. He returned my rights for the first two titles, and I published the whole four-book series myself—and then another series. I learned to format both print and e-books to create a product that does not scream, "Amateur!" Professionally designed covers have been my only out-of-pocket cost for the eight books I have now released through my own imprint, Gannah's Gate.
Like everyone else, publishing houses have to make money. That requires making hard decisions about which titles to invest in. Acquisitions editors must keep a finger on the pulse of the market to recognize what's likely to sell and what's apt to be a losing proposition. I don't blame them for this.
I am happy, though, that I no longer have to knock myself out trying to woo them. Now, I only have to convince readers and potential book buyers about the worthiness of my work, not agents or editors.
1) Make sure your writing is ready for prime time. Study the craft. Interact with other writers—not only wannabes like yourself, but those who have succeeded in what you're striving for. Never stop improving.
2) Before jumping into self-publishing, submit your manuscript to traditional publishers. During that process, be humble, teachable, and open to suggestion. Learn all you can from the professionals.
3) Be aware that however it's done, getting your book published does not guarantee anyone will buy it. Publishing is not a Field of Dreams; you can build it, but they won't come if they don't know it's there. Promotion is your responsibility.
4) Don't skimp on quality. You may not have to impress an agent, but you do want to impress your readers—and you don't want to impress them with your sloppiness. A manuscript cannot be edited too much.
5) I don't recommend surrendering your rights to subsidy publishers (those that require a fee for publishing your book for you). Instead of paying for their services, hire your own editor, cover designer, etc., and keep the publishing rights for yourself. It's your book, after all.
Yvonne Anderson made her publishing debut in 2011 with The Story in the Stars, Book #1 in the four-title "Gateway to Gannah" sci-fi series. Stars was a finalist in the 2012 ACFW Carol Awards.
In 2018, she released a three-book extraterrestrial autobiography, "The Four Lives of J. S. Freeman," self-published under the Gannah's Gate imprint. Her latest publication is a friend's memoir, Dancing on Stones: A Quest for Joy, in which the author shares her journey out of depression.
When Edith Harrington's world suddenly crumbled and her life lay in ruins, unanswerable questions shook the foundations of her faith.
Follow in her steps on this quest for answers—satisfying answers, not mere platitudes. As you learn practical tools to help overcome depression and anxiety, her fresh insights will touch your heart and lead you to the joy of deeper intimacy with Jesus.
How to Write a Novel: You Wrote. You Edited. Now What?
A lot of people dream about writing novels. Some of them even talk about it. Not many people, however, actually have the fortitude to sit down and write 80,000 words. Of those who do, it's an even smaller number of people who invest in the self-editing and editing process, so if you've made it this far, CONGRATULATIONS! Finishing your novel manuscript is a big enough reason to celebrate. Polishing it deserves a round of applause!
Now that you've created the best version of your story, what's next? It's time to think about publishing.
These days there are lots of publishing options. I'm of the opinion that there is no right or wrong way to publish your book, there are just different ways. The best option for you depends on several factors. Today, I'm going to focus on the two broadest definitions of publishing options: self-publishing and traditional publishing.
Self-publishing is anytime you (the author) take on the full responsibility of publishing your book, including the cost. There are a lot of options out there and people define them differently – print-on-demand, vanity publishers, etc. The one thing all of these publishing options have in common is that they author foots the bill (e.g. if you're paying for it, it's self-publishing).
If you're an author who wants to be involved in everything – editing, formatting, cover design, scheduling, marketing, and book distribution – self-publishing is a great option. When you self-publish, you get to make all of the calls (which is why you pay all of the expenses). If, however, you only want to write, this probably won't be a good fit for you.
Why should you consider self-publishing?
This is a great option for authors who write for specific niches, i.e. a city manager who's written a how-to guide for other city managers. Those books won't have general market appeal, but the author may have the right connections necessary to sell books.
Self-publishing is also a good option for authors who've gotten good reviews on their manuscripts but can't find a publisher willing or able to take on their books. For example, a modern-day marriage-of-convenience story that's written well, but publishers may not be sure how they can market (i.e. sell) the book. There's not necessarily anything wrong with the author's writing style or voice, but the story doesn't fit into a publisher's schedule or brand.
In both of these situations, it's not that the manuscripts are poorly-written, but the publishing houses aren't willing to take on the risk of investing money into books that may not recoup the cost. In those cases, the author can take the risk and self-publish.
I've submitted to every publisher and they all said no.
I've been submitting for a year now, and no one has offered me a contract yet.
The publishers don't understand my story.
I don't want anyone to change my story.
What's wrong with all of these reasons? None of them consider the possibility that the story isn't ready for publication. Here's the hard-to-accept truth: if you wrote a great novel, people would be interested in it. Instead of assuming that everyone else in the publishing industry is wrong, put your manuscript away. Keep learning. Then go back and see if there are some changes you can make to strengthen your story.
There are dozens of traditional publishers, from large publishing houses who print hundreds of books a year to small publishing houses who print just a handful of books. Some traditional publishers might have better book cover designers and others will have better connections for distributing their books, but they all have one thing in common – they absorb all of the cost of publishing your book.
Traditional publishers provide some level of editing and/or proofreading, cover design, and distribution. The author does not pay for any of this. The author also, however, doesn't have much input. Publishers might ask for your opinion, but the decision is ultimately theirs, and you may or may not be happy with everything. It won't cost you, though.
Who should consider traditional publishing?
If you're willing to turn over creative control of your story and work on someone else's schedule, traditional publishing is a good option.
Just to clarify: turning over creative control does not mean the publisher is going to change your story! It does mean, however, that the publisher will edit it as necessary. If the publisher suggests changes to your plot and characters, it's not because they want to change your story, it's because your story needs those changes. Publishers aren't in the business of writing or rewriting stories, but they will help you polish yours to make it the best version of itself (so they can increase their changes of selling more copies).
Why should you consider traditional publishing?
If you don't know how to run a business and have no desire to learn how to run a business, consider submitting to a traditional publisher. If you aren't willing (or able) to figure out how to publish a book well, then put your faith in the professionals and trust them to make the best decisions for your book. Otherwise, you might have written the best story of the year, but people will overlook it because of amateur-looking artwork (or they won't know where to buy it).
There's no real reason to talk about who shouldn't consider traditional publishing because, when it comes to this option, it's not really in your control whether or not you get that book contract. Unlike self-publishing, which you can do at any time, authors have to submit and wait to find out if they can secure a traditional publishing contract. That means it can take years before you find a publisher, but the wait will be worth it if you want to focus more on the writing and marketing and less on the behind-the-scenes decisions.
As you can see, neither of these options is "right," they're just different. Only you can decide what's best for you and your writing career. Just make sure you do your research before you sign anything so you'll know for sure whether or not you're working with a respectable, reputable publisher.
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Boris Johnson announces Covid "Plan B" rules for England as Omicron variant spreads
The public will be advised to work from home from next week as Covid passports are introduced for large venues
By Tim Ross
Boris Johnson speaking on 8 December 2021
The UK is once again in a frantic race to contain a resurgent threat from Covid-19, with tougher restrictions announced on Wednesday 8 December, as the NHS intensifies efforts to deliver millions of booster vaccine shots.
People in England should work from home if they can from Monday 13 December, face masks will be legally required in most public indoor venues from Friday 10 December, and Covid passports will become mandatory for entry to settings with large crowds from 15 December, the prime minister said.
As Boris Johnson tries to contain a furious row over his staff allegedly holding a rule-breaking Christmas party in Downing Street last year, the question is whether an angry public will obey the new rules.
Johnson said moving to the government's "Plan B" Covid measures in England is a "proportionate and responsible" step to slow the spread of infections of the omicron variant.
"We can't yet assume omicron is less severe than previous variants," Johnson told a Downing Street press conference. "So while the picture may get better – and I sincerely hope that it will – we know the remorseless logic of exponential growth could lead to a big rise in hospitalisations, and therefore sadly in deaths."
So far, Johnson is not planning to move to a full lockdown, but the Prime Minister's prediction that the festive season will be "much better than last Christmas" seems less certain than before.
Ten days ago, there were just two confirmed Omicron cases in the UK, but by 8 December the number had risen to 568. The true number is "certain" to be higher, Johnson said. Scientists have warned the faster-spreading new variant is likely to become dominant within weeks, and risks overwhelming the NHS if nothing is done. Data from South Africa show hospitalisations doubling in a week, while in the UK omicron cases may be doubling every two or three days, Johnson said.
The timing of the Plan B rules could hardly be more sensitive for the prime minister. Johnson is battling to contain public outrage over allegations that his Downing Street officials broke pandemic rules to hold a Christmas party with cheese, wine, and "secret Santa" last year.
In the short term, the move to the government's Plan B rules is likely to dominate the news, giving Johnson some breathing space while the Cabinet Secretary, Simon Case, investigates what happened at the alleged party.
At Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Johnson tried to draw a line under the party row, apologising and declaring himself "furious" and "sickened" by a video recording of his team apparently treating the event as a joke last year. He promised that disciplinary action will follow where appropriate and his Cop26 spokeswoman Allegra Stratton has already resigned over the issue.
Politically, Johnson is not yet in the clear. Senior Conservatives including Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross and MP Sir Roger Gale told broadcasters on Wednesday the PM's position would be in doubt if he's shown to have mislead Parliament over the party.
The bigger risk for the UK is that members of the public are so angry at the idea Johnson's team took them "for fools" – as the Labour Leader, Keir Starmer, put it – that they simply ignore the government's tighter Plan B restrictions. That would undermine the national effort to contain the Omicron variant, making harsher lockdown measures more likely.
Johnson continues to believe that the NHS booster vaccine programme is the country's best hope of avoiding a new lockdown and tackling the threat from Omicron.
Early results from lab studies by Pfizer and BioNTech, published on Wednesday, suggest that a third booster jab is effective against the Omicron variant, and raises antibodies by a factor of 25.
The results will reinforce the imperative to roll out booster shots to millions of people. By 6 December, 36 per cent of the population aged over 12 had received a third booster shot, while 81 per cent have had a second dose of a Covid vaccine.
Infections are rising, with 51,342 new cases of Covid-19 reported on 8 December. The seven-day average is up 11 per cent.
Under Plan B, the government will step up its messaging to warn the public to take more care, bring in mandatory Covid passports for certain settings, and legally require face masks to be worn.
In Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reinforced rules on 7 December asking employers to make sure workers were staying at home wherever possible.
Vaccine passports: what are the new Plan B rules?
Under Plan B, the government expects the NHS Covid Pass – proving double vaccination or a negative lateral flow test – will be required for visitors to the following venues:
All nightclubs;
Indoor, crowded settings with 500 or more attendees where those attendees are likely to be in close proximity to people from other households, such as music venues or large receptions;
Outdoor, crowded settings with 4,000 or more attendees where those attendees are likely to be in close proximity to people from other households, such as outdoor festivals; and
Any settings with 10,000 or more attendees, such as large sports and music stadia.
There are some settings that may be exempt from requirements to use the NHS Covid Pass, including communal worship, wedding ceremonies, funerals and other commemorative events, protests and mass participation sporting events.
Topics in this article: Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Covid-19
Tim Ross
Tim Ross is executive editor, politics, of the New Statesman.
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Next up at EMC World we caught up with Tony Thompson and Everett Dolgner from Silver Peak. Our readers will be familiar with the fact that Silver Peak has been on the leading edge of providing software-defined WAN acceleration technology for virtualized environments. Silver Peak's core value proposition is grooming WAN connections so that critical data can be efficiently and reliably replicated to alternate data center locations – whether it's to a private data center or a cloud service provider (CSP) facility.
In addition to replicating data for mission critical systems, many organizations are vaulting their nightly backup data off-site as an alternative to transporting containers of tape to secondary facilities. Moreover, there is an increasing need for businesses to burst application workloads into the cloud to distribute and load balance application workloads during peak usage periods. All of these use cases combined are placing greater demands on already congested network bandwidth links. Silver Peak helps to alleviate network bottlenecks by intelligently managing data packets as they traverse these links.
For example, through data deduplication and compression, Silver Peak technology can reduce the amount of the replication payload before data starts to get transmitted. This allows information to pass more easily between locations without disrupting other forms of data traffic on the wire (like voice, video and messaging). For long-haul WAN connections (ie. cross-continental links like NYC to LA) Silver Peak's solution also helps minimize or eliminate the latency issues induced by network packet loss, otherwise referred to as network "grooming". The net effect is that even when data transmission rates increase, businesses can continue to utilize existing network connections without resorting to costly network infrastructure or bandwidth upgrades.
Recently, Silver Peak unveiled their new VRX-6 (Velocity Replication Acceleration) software product. This solution is designed to round out Silver Peak's WAN acceleration portfolio by enabling data centers to accelerate data traffic over 300 Mbps WAN links. At the entry level, organizations can accelerate data traffic on 20 Mbps connections with the VRX-2 software product and progress up to 100 Mbps links on the VRX-4 software version. Likewise, the VRX-6 supports 300 Mbps and the top-end offering, the VRX-8, accelerates 1 Gbps links. Customers can upgrade from any release to any release through the use of a software key, so there is never a need to re-install the software or re-configure any of the settings – making upgrades seamless and non-disruptive.
Here at the EMC World show, Silver Peak announced their participation in the EMC VSPEX program. This program allows EMC channel partners to integrate Silver Peak's virtual acceleration appliance as the WAN replication acceleration stack within a VMware and EMC converged storage environment. One of the main benefits is that existing virtualized resources can be used to deploy the virtual WAN acceleration appliance instead of having to implement a separate piece of physical hardware. This plays hand-in-glove with data center consolidation initiatives and speeds up the time it takes to get replication workloads accelerated. And now that organizations can closely match the acceleration software (20, 100, 300 Mbps or 1Gbps) with the actual bandwidth links they have on hand, they can efficiently provision the right acceleration resource at the right time without sacrificing the flexibility to make future changes as the business demands.
Increasingly, software technology is being deployed to aggregate and share physical computing and storage assets in the data center. This allows for resources to be distributed more efficiently and more rapidly to accommodate changing business needs. Silver Peak is astutely contributing to this trend by allowing businesses to consume their WAN acceleration technology through a lightweight software deployment that can be launched on a virtual machine. And now that their solution can accelerate virtually any network connection type, organizations can help ensure the speed and quality of their critical data transmissions through a simple software deployment.


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Daniel Reynolds and George Williams wrIte for the AUSPUBLAW blog on revitalising citizen participation in the parliamentary process
Congratulations to Dr Jackie Hartley and Dr Grant Hooper for being awarded their PhDs at the UNSW Graduation ceremony on 7 November
Monday 7 November 2016
A Storify page about the Celebrating 100 Years of the Solicitor-General event captures a blizzard of social media commentary. The Storify was prepared by Lynsey Blayden and Gabrielle Appleby
2017 Holt Prize for first time authors of a legal work that is academic or practical in nature - entries close on 31 March. Judging panel: Justice Virginia Bell, Prof Keith Mason and Prof George Williams
Melissa Crouch writes in East Asia Forum on 'Reining in Emergency Powers in Myanmar'
Melissa Crouch co-authors a chapter on the military and constitutional reform in Myanmar and Thailand in the Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes published by International IDEA and available online here
George Williams makes a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters on changes to electoral law needed after the 2016 federal election
Gabrielle Appleby writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on George Brandis and the government playing short-term politics at the expense of long-term good government
Grant Hoole writes on remedial discretion in constitutional cases for the I-CONnect blog
Gabrielle Appleby writes in The Conversation on the stand off between the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General
Gabrielle Appleby makes a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Reference Committee on the Nature and scope of the consultations prior to the making of the Legal Services Amendment (Solicitor-General Opinions) Direction 2016
The 2015 High Court Statistics by Andrew Lynch and George Williams published in the UNSW Law Journal
George Williams to speak on gender equality among barristers before the High Court in Canberra on 11 October
George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on a national anti-corruption body
Sean Brennan talks to Prime 7 News about the constitutional challenge under section 92 to the greyhound racing ban in NSW
Alysia Blackham (University of Melbourne) and Gabrielle Appleby make a submission to the Standing Committee on the Model Code of Professional Conduct Federation of Law Societies of Canada, on their 'Post-Judicial Return to Practice Discussion Paper'
Registrations are open for Celebrating 100 Years of the Commonwealth Solicitor-General, an event co-hosted by the Centre with the Australian Association of Constitutional Law featuring five former Commonwealth Solicitors-General
George Wiliams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on the Same Sex Marriage Bill
Congratulations to Ben Golder on his promotion to Associate Professor.
A new book edited by Andrew Lynch, Great Australian Dissents, is published by Cambridge University Press. Featuring chapters from 21 authors, it follows a 2015 workshop supported by the Centre and UNSW Law.


Real Estate Values to Sink in 2018?
For most Americans, real estate makes up a significant portion of their wealth. After all, homeownership signifies an essential aspect of the American Dream.
Homeownership represents some degree of upward mobility. But in actuality, it often entails loads of debt. And as we saw in the last housing crisis a decade ago, real estate isn't necessarily a safe investment.
The housing market peaked in 2006. Two years later, the global financial crisis and Great Recession followed; the housing market falling to new lows in 2011.
Housing prices have skyrocketed once again, fueled by cheap money and low-interest mortgages. It's as if people already forgot about the massive foreclosure crisis and housing bubble that took place less than a decade ago.
In the years preceding the 2008 financial crisis, when the housing market was soaring, nobody thought that home prices would ever go down. What a strange illusion. Nobody anticipated a crash.
But to be fair, we should say that nobody was looking beneath the surface, the dynamics that were apparent (if you searched for them) but not glaringly obvious.
It should make you wonder: are there any hidden dangers lurking below the surface today that can devastate the housing market like 2008?
There is one clue that such a danger exists. Take a look at interest rates.
Treasury yields on the two- and three-year are on the rise, jumping last week to 2.06% and 2.22% respectively.
But the rise of the ten-year treasury yield to 2.66% is what concerns most homeowners and real estate investors.
The financial markets look at the ten-year rate as a benchmark; it's implications having the most significant impact on mortgages.
To give you some perspective, the current ten-year yield has more than doubled since its 2016 low of 1.32%; a figure that has exceeded its 2014 levels.
So what does this mean for the average homeowner? It depends on their financial capacity to meet their mortgage payments.
Let's say you have a mortgage of $250,000. If interest on your payment jumps from 3.5% to 4.5%, this can mean a $144 increase in your monthly payment. Of course, you know that such an increase will vary according to the size of your mortgage.
And as you may or may not know, rising mortgage rates tend to push home prices down. As Fed rate hikes continue, and as long-term yields catch up with the rising curve of short-term yields, it's likely that real mortgage rates will rise well above 4.5%.
Should we anticipate another housing crisis?
If you think about this trend in rising yields and its effect on real estate, it's easy to see the likelihood that home prices will begin falling.
This means that a large number of homeowners, particularly new ones, may find themselves underwater; losing equity in their homes.
It also means that many homeowners may not be able to keep up with their mortgage payments.
In short, we may be facing another crisis in foreclosures.
Smart buyers may be waiting on the sidelines for home prices to drop. But this will only accelerate price declines, as sellers looking to get out will begin aggressively slashing prices to attract buyers.
And the unintended consequences of those actions would be to accelerate drops in equity…potentially increasing the risk of more foreclosures.
So with Americans' primary source of wealth under threat and in decline, is there any asset that will appreciate while everything else falls?
Yes, there is, and your best bet is to buy gold. Gold is immune to inflation, Treasury yields, and stock market declines. It can't be inflated or manipulated, and it is the only safe-haven source of "real money" whose intrinsic value cannot be eroded.